Everywhere I had/have looked points me to the UCC. I have personal friends done their "strawman" magic filing UCC 1's. But, since Scott mentioned NOT TO USE UCC, I have doubts about where exactly you place a lien on a NAME in the USA.
<<The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) under Article 9 governs how a lender obtains a security interest against a debtor's personal property for the payment of debt. Under Article 9, a borrower is called the "debtor" and the lender is called the "secured party." Filing a document called a UCC-1 Financing Statement secures a lender's lien against a borrower for specific collateral used as payment to the lender. The filing of a UCC-1 to secure collateral is termed "perfecting" a lien.>>
Read more: How to File a UCC Lien | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_8186779_file-ucc-lien.html#ixzz2RU11oScD>>
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